Congestive heart failure patients Number of patients Creatinin level Normal Hemoglobin level 131 1.09 ± 0.28 IDA 22 1.45 ± 0.83 Anemia of chronic disease 53 1.50 ±1.05

Table 6: Comparison of creatinin level between 3 groups of congestive heart failure (CHF) patients. CHF Patients with normal hemoglobin level had lower level of creatinin while CHF patients with anemia of chronic disease showed the highest values for creatinin level.(P value < 0.01)